SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                  Schedule 13G

                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                                (Amendment No. )*


                           Pac Rim Holding Corporation
                                (Name of Issuer)

                                  Common Stock
                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                   69371P100
                                 (CUSIP Number)



Check the following  box if a fee is being paid with this  statement [ ]. (A fee
is not required only if the filing person:  (1) has a previous statement on file
reporting  beneficial  ownership  of more  than  five  percent  of the  class of
securities  described  in Item 1;  and (2) has  filed  no  amendment  subsequent
thereto reporting  beneficial  ownership of five percent or less of such class.)
(See Rule 13d-7).

*The  remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting  person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any  subsequent  amendment  containing  information  which  would  alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise  subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but  shall be  subject  to all other  provisions  of the Act  (however,  see the
Notes).




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CUSIP No.__69371P100__       13G              Page ___2____ of ____5___ Pages
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1           NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
            S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

            The Allstate Corporation
            36-3871531

2           CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP *    (a) [ ]
                                                                  (b) [ ]
            N/A

3           SEC USE ONLY


4           CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
            Delaware
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                           5         SOLE VOTING POWER
        NUMBER OF
          SHARES                     1,107,272.73

       BENEFICIALLY        6         SHARED VOTING POWER
         OWNED BY
           EACH                      0

        REPORTING          7         SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
       PERSON WITH
                                     1,107,272.73

                           8         SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                     0
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

9      AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

       1,107,272.73
10     CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*

       N/A
11     PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

       10.41%
12     TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
       HC

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                      *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!






Item 1   (a)               Name of Issuer:

                           Pac Rim Holding Corporation

         (b)               Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:

                           6200 Canoga Avenue
                           Woodland Hills, California 91367-2402

Item 2   (a)               Name of Person Filing:

                           The Allstate Corporation

         (b)               Address of Principal Business Office:

                           2775 Sanders Road
                           Northbrook, Illinois 60062-6127

         (c)               Citizenship:

                           Delaware

         (d)               Title of Class of Securities:      Common Stock


         (e)               CUSIP Number:    69371P100


Item          3 If this  statement  is  filed  pursuant  to Rules  13d-1(b),  or
              13d-2(b), check whether the person filing is a:

              (a)(  )Broker or Dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act

              (b)(  )Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act

              (c)(  )Insurance Company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the
                     Act

              (d)(  )Investment Company registered under section 8 of the
                     Investment Company Act

              (e)(  )Investment Adviser registered under section 203 of the
                     Investment Advisers Act of 1940

              (f)(  )Employee  Benefit  Plan,  Pension Fund which is subject to
                     the provisions of the Employee  Retirement  Income Security
                     Act  of   1974  or   Endowment   Fund;   see   subparagraph
                     240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F)

              (g)(XX)Parent Holding Company, in accordance with sub-paragraph
                     240.13d-1(b)(ii)(G) (Note:  See Item 7)

              (h)(  )Group, in accordance with subparagraph 240.13d-1
                      (b)(1)(ii)(H)


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Item 4   Ownership.

              If the percent of the class  owned,  as of December 31 of the year
              covered  by the  statement,  or as of the  last  day of any  month
              described  in  Rule  13d-1(b)(2),  if  applicable,   exceeds  five
              percent,  provide the  following  information  as of that date and
              identify those shares which there is a right to acquire.

          (a) Amount Beneficially Owned:         1,107,272.73
              Note: Right to acquire: 727,272.73 shares per convertible
              debenture; 380,000 shares per Series 1, 2 and 3
              detachable warrants.  These securities were acquired
              August 1994.

          (b) Percent of Class:
                 10.41%

          (c) Number of shares as to which such person has:

              (I)      sole power to vote or to direct the vote
                       1,107,272.73

             (ii)      shared power to vote or to direct the vote
                       0

             (iii)      sole power to dispose or to direct the
                        disposition of
                        1,107,272.73

              (iv)      shared power to dispose or to direct the
                        disposition of
                        0

Item 5   Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.

         If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date
         hereof the reporting  person has ceased to be the  beneficial  owner of
         more than five percent of the class of securities,  check the following
         ( ).

Item 6 Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.

         N/A









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Item 7   Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which
         Acquired the Security being Reported on by the Parent Holding
         Company.

         Allstate  Insurance  Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Allstate
         Corporation, is an insurance company as that term is defined in Section
         3(a)(19) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Item 8   Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.

         N/A

Item 9   Notice of Dissolution of Group.

         N/A

Item 10  Certification.

       By signing  below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief,
the  securities  referred  to above  were  acquired  in the  ordinary  course of
business  and were not acquired for the purpose of and do not have the effect of
changing or  influencing  the control of the issuer of such  securities and were
not acquired in connection  with or as a participant in any  transaction  having
such purpose or effect.

Signature.

         After reasonable  inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information  set forth in this statement is true,  complete and
correct.

Date:     December 20, 1996




                             THE ALLSTATE CORPORATION

                             By ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY

                              By /s/MARY J. McGINN
                              ----------------------
                              Its Authorized Signatory













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